Calligraphy Drawing Sketch and Painting with water color by Rahshaan Studio

Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of  handwriting  and  calligraphy , based upon the  alphabet  in the lands sharing a common Islamic cultural heritage. It includes  Arabic Calligraphy ,  Ottoman , and  Persian calligraphy . [1] [2]  It is known in  Arabic  as  khatt Islami  ( خط إسلامي ‎), meaning Islamic line, design, or construction. [3] The development of Islamic calligraphy is strongly tied to the  Qur'an ; chapters and excerpts from the Qur'an are a common and almost universal text upon which Islamic calligraphy is based. However, Islamic calligraphy is not limited to strictly religious subjects, objects, or spaces. Like all  Islamic art , it encompasses a diverse array of works created in a wide variety of contexts. [4]  The prevalence of calligraphy in Islamic art is not directly related to its non-figural tradition; rather, it reflects the centrality of the notion of writing and w...